. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 4.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2012 Dec;43(6 0 5):S457–S463. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.08.011

Table 2.

Measurement operationalization and data review periods

Measurement	Definition or instrument	Data review period
Parent participation rate	Acceptance of invitation to take screening	May 2011–October 2011
Screening completion rate	Completion of screening following acceptance of invitation	January 2011–October 2011
Screening outcomes	PEDS and M-CHAT screening tools	September 2009–October 2011
Referral outcomes	Parent report of successful linkage to service referrals, pending services, or referral for annual rescreening	September 2009–October 2011

PEDS, Parents’ Evaluation of Developmental Status; M-CHAT, Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers